Phonograph cabinet



Dec. 1, 1936. J. KELLY PHONOGRAPH CABINET Filed Oct. 3, 1935 TOR.

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Patented Dec. 1, 1936 UNITED STATES PHONOGRAPH CABINET of Illinois Application October 3, 1935, Serial No. 43,307

1 Claim.

This invention relates to a phonograph cabinet and an object of the invention is to provide a novel device or arrangement for storing phonograph records when the same are not in use.

It is an object of this invention to provide an improved phonograph cabinet which is relatively simple and inexpensive in construction and highly efficient in use.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a novel device for mounting the amplifier of a phonograph within and upon the walls of the cabinet of the same.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a phonograph cabinet embodying a preferred form of the present invention, with part of the top wall of the cabinet broken away to show the turntable and tone arm therebelow;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken along line 2-2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, taken along line 3-3 in Fig. 1, showing the novel arrangement for mounting the amplifier within the cabinet; and

Fig. 4. is a detail view showing the hinged connection between the top of the cabinet and the body of the same.

A phonograph cabinet embodying a preferred form of the new cabinet is indicated generally at Ill, and comprises a body I I which includes a front wall I3 in which is arranged a conventional coin control device I2. The cabinet or body II also includes a top It which is hingedly connected, by means of a hinge H, to the back wall I8 of the cabinet II.

The cabinet body ll includes side walls I4 and arranged upon each of these side walls [4, on the outer side thereof, is a series of record-receiving or storage pockets or racks I which are preferably slightly inclined from the vertical (Fig. 2), these racks or pockets I5 being open at their upper ends for the insertion of records thereinto and the removal of records therefrom.

The record-receiving or storage racks I5 may be attached to the side walls M in any suitable manner, and each pocket or rack l5 comprises a pair of spaced and substantially parallel upright strips, partitions, or separators l9 which are mounted at their lower ends upon a base block 22, these bases 22 being attached to the side walls M of the cabinet I I in any suitable manner, and the separators or strips I9 co-operating with the base 22 and with end pieces 2! to form the pockets or storage racks l5.

The base block 22 may suitably be formed from wood, and has a plurality of step levels 8 horizontally extended between its side walls, the rise surfaces 9 between each said level being disposed at an angle to the vertical, so as to tilt the separators or partitions I!) at a suitable angle to facilitate accession to the pockets formed thereby.

Arranged within the cabinet II is a shelf 23 upon which is rotatably mounted the turntable 24 which is driven by a small electric motor or the like 25, sound being transmitted from the phonograph record 26, which is arranged upon the turntable 24, through the tone-arm 21, through a standard audio-system (not shown), and thence by way of an amplifier 28 to the atmosphere, the amplifier being mounted upon a sounding board 29 by means of screws or the like 30. These screws 30 are made to pass through a resilient or cushion-like member 3|, which may be made of sponge, rubber or like resilient material, and the screws 30 are held fast in the front wall I3 of the cabinet II, the purpose of the resilient or cushion-like members 3| being to enable the amplifier 28 to emit a full range of desired tones and sounds without interference from the cabinet i I, it having been learned from experience in the art that whenever the amplifier 28 is fastened directly to the front wall l3 of the cabinet II a true tone cannot be emitted, that is, the amplifier 28 cannot vibrate freely and hence will not emit the proper sound waves.

In the use of the new phonograph cabinet a plurality of records may be stored in the storage racks or pockets I5, any desired number of records, that is, one or more, being stored in each of the pockets or racks I5.

The present cabinet is primarily, but not exclusively intended for use with coin controlled phonographs and the player of the same may pick any desired record out of one of the racks l5 and place the same upon the turntable 24, whereupon the turntable 24 with the selected record 26 thereon may be rotated by inserting a suitable coin into the coin controlled device l2 and operating the same; it being understood that the present cabinet may likewise be used with non-coin controlled phonographs, as well as' It is to be understood that the turntable 24,

motor 25, coin control I2 and associated devices claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A phonograph cabinet and rack structure comprising a cabinet or housing member with side wall portions, a rack bottom block attached to a said side Wall portion having a plurality of relatively horizontal stepped levels with step Walls or rises therebetween tilted inwardly of said block, partition members secured co-extensively to said step walls or rises, and end or closure 10 plates for said block and partition members.

LEO J. KELLY. 

